Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40 Karamojong have crossed into Otuke district in search of food. The group comprising women, young girls, and children from Kotido district have taken shelter at Okwongo Church of Uganda and Okwongo Primary School in Okwongo town council, Otuke district. John Bosco Dagama …
Read More »Russia’s oil output up 3.4 pct in first half of 2022
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s oil production increased by 3.4 percent year on year in the first six months of 2022, Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said on Thursday. At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Shulginov said the country’s oil production in the first half of 2022 rose …
Read More »Soroti East by-election: NRM candidate emabarks on door to door campaigns
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbert Edmund Ariko, the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate in the Soroti East by-election on Thursday held door-to-door campaigns to lure potential voters. Ariko reached out to voters in their homes and business premises. He says that he wants to redeem the new city from …
Read More »Buganda road court charges pastor with noise pollution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Edson Muhawenimana from Katallage Ministries Church in Kansanga appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court on six counts related to noise pollution. Prosecution led by Allan Mucunguzi told the court that from October 2021 to date, Pastor Muhawenimana and others still at large have been …
Read More »U.S. House passes bill on access to contraception
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to protect access to contraception nationwide. The legislation, titled the Right to Contraception Act, cleared the Democratic-led chamber in a 228-195 vote. The measure, which seeks to codify access to contraceptives on the federal level, would …
Read More »Mayuge district councilor arrested over alleged theft of relief food
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Busoga East on Thursday arrested Isaac Owori, the councilor Imanyiro sub-county, Mayuge district for alleged theft of relief items for victims of a hailstorm along Jagusi islands. His arrest followed the recovery of 2.5 tonnes of posho and empty OPM branded plastic bags …
Read More »Museveni returns Excise Duty Amendment Bill to Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to parliament for reconsideration. In his letter to the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, the President raises concern about the rejected government proposal of imposing 40 percent or 4,000 Shillings excise duty on each …
Read More »Preserving Uganda’s indigenous cattle breeds on track: Gov’t
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are increasing calls for conservation, preservation and protection of indigenous livestock breeds, especially cattle to avoid their extinction. The animals are increasingly declining in number as more and more farmers go for crossbreeds to increase the output of livestock products, mainly milk and beef. There …
Read More »EU imposes more sanctions on Russia
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union on Thursday imposed more sanctions on Russia over its conflict with Ukraine, including a ban on gold imports and the tightening of export controls on high-technology goods. The “reinforced, prolonged EU sanctions against the Kremlin send a strong signal to Moscow: we will …
Read More »Parliament approves gov’t purchase of Roko shares amidst protest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the proposed government purchase of 150,000 preference shares in Roko Construction Limited worth 202 billion Shillings amidst protest from a section of MPs. On Thursday, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa told MPs that he had received communication from the Executive that …
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